| Tess Parks | |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Canada |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
Tess Parks (born 1992) is a Canadian singer/songwriter and photographer from Toronto. Having released four studio albums, Parks is known for her dreamy psychedelic music, described by music critic Malcolm Jack as "slow, repetitive, three-chord drone-rock jams, sung in a voice so drawling and ragged that Parks sounds like she’s been gargling bong water"[1] Among others, Parks have collaborated with Brian Jonestown Massacre front figure Anton Newcombe on two albums.
Tess Parks was born and raised in Toronto.[2] An Oasis concert in 2002 inspired her to begin playing guitar.[3] Parks moved to London at age 17 to attend art school, but dropped out in order to focus on her music career. She was signed by Alan McGee to his record label 359 Music. Parks released her debut album Blood Hot in 2013.
Following the critical success of her debut, Parks collaborated with Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre on the two following albums. After taking a break from music, her next album And Those Who Were Seen Dancing were released in 2022. The album's title is taken from a sentence often misquoted as written by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche[4] among others. The new album Pomegranate is scheduled for release on October 25, 2024, and features a collaboration with Ruari Meehan.[5]